Biggest EAF

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[timscottzman]

Sterling Steel, formerly Northwestern, runs the melt shop on the weekends but will hot roll continuously. The reason for this is simply because the EOF uses way too much power to pay for the weekly rates vs. weekend rates. The company saves a lot of money and, because of the heat size, can supply enough steel to run all week. Its a big furnace. I could watch it all week if they desiced to run it then.

[theblackpixieJTHM]

THE POWER!!

[mrcraig41]

One person touched those electrodes.

[kdjfnvjvd]

Thats big but mine is BIGGER!! go listen to it!

[LanterRogue]

I notice you have some videos posted about a foot bridge in Dixon, so I'm guessing this EAF is the 400 ton Northwestern furnace. I know they went out of business in 2001 or so, but from what I understand another company runs this furnace once in a while. What I'm wondering is, how can they afford to only run now and again since they surely would have to do a reline......? BTW, if this is the Northwestern eaf, my old man was a second helper back in the 70's.